ARLINGTON, Texas – On his return from a 14-month hiatus and surgery on a detached retina, unified champion Errol Spence Jr. made the full statement at Homecoming Saturday about his place in the welterweight division. Spence (28-0, 22 KOs) expanded his dominance as a powerhouse at 147 pounds by uniting his WBC and IBF titles […]
Emonie Bates leaves the Memphis men’s basketball team to enter the transfer gate
Memphis freshman Emonie BatesThe former No. 1 recruit announced on Saturday that he intends to enter the transfer portal. “I would like to thank Coach Benny [Hardaway]and my teammates and all the coaching staff at the University of Memphis for giving me the opportunity to be a tiger,” Bates wrote on Instagram. “Thank you Tiger […]
NBA Playoffs – Expert Picks for Each Series from Round One
What awaits us in the NBA after the season ends? The Brooklyn Nets and Minnesota Timberwolves each lead by seven seeds, while the Atlanta Hawks and New Orleans Pelicans grabbed eight seeds on the final night of the championship. NBA play-in championship. Each series is assigned round one: Miami Heat vs. Hawks, Boston Celtics vs […]
Mike Posey, Hall of Famer on Champion Islander Teams, has died at the age of 65
Mike Posey, the hockey Hall of Fame winger who played a key role in propelling New Yorkers to four consecutive Stanley Cup championships in the early 1980s, died Friday at his Montreal home. He was 65 years old. Kimber Auerbach, Director of Communications at islandersHe said the cause was lung cancer. Busy announced he had […]
Los Angeles Dodgers’ Freddy Freeman says ‘something I will never forget’ at his home debut.
LOS ANGELES – The baseball player bounced off the warning lane and sailed through the stands, making a pitch change, sending the ample crowd into a frenzy and leaving Freddy Freeman Alone at second base, in the middle of Dodger Stadium, with his family swinging from a luxury suite and his new fans chanting loudly […]
Agreement reached to cancel $518,000 sale of Tom Brady’s ‘ultimate’ ball
10:09 PM ET Dan HajdakiESPN Close Hajdaki is a reporter/researcher at ESPN. He received an MA in Creative Writing from Fairfield University and played on the men’s soccer teams at Fordham and Southern Connecticut Universities. Selling $518,000 of used game ball in the now unfinished game Tom BradyThe “final” landing pass has been canceled by […]
Penn State men’s basketball, added transfers by Camryn Winter and Andrew Funk
Penn State twice added transfers to all conferences on Thursday, with former Drexel guard Camryn Winter The former Bucknell goalkeeper Andrew Funk Commitment to Nittany Lions. Both Winter (No. 69) and Funk (No. 84) were ranked in ESPN’s Top 100 Transitions list. “I thought Penn State was the right fit for me in terms of […]
Miles Bridges: The NBA star apologizes for hitting a young fan with a mouth guard
“I let my nerves be the best I could,” Bridges told reporters at a news conference after the 132-103 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. “This was definitely the wrong thing to do by throwing my tongue out.” He said he was targeting an Atlanta Hawks fan, adding, “I was targeting the guy who was screaming […]
Pelicans vs Tottenham Hotspurs: CJ McCollum, Brandon Ingram lead New Orleans to face Clippers
The New Orleans Pelicans are one win away from clinching a place in the Western Conference playoffs after beating the San Antonio Spurs, 113-103, Wednesday night in a 9-10 NBA game. CJ McCollum finished the win with 32 points, seven assists and six rebounds, while Brandon Ingram and Jonas Valanciunas crossed the 20-point plateau to […]
NFL Draft 2022 fixtures – our top matches between predictions and pros, including comparisons between Kenny Pickett, Ikem Ekwonu, Jordan Davis and more
7:00 a.m. ET ESPN staff The 2022 NFL Draft It’s getting close, which means you’ll start hearing comparisons between each other Top prospects in class and current/former NFL players. These matches can be based on the way prospects play the game, their physical measurements, their production, their versatility and role, similar traits or a combination […]